The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule next week for holding election in reserved women seats in parliament.
The EC also sent letters to seven political parties and independent candidates, who were eelcted in January 5 poll asking whether they would join any alliance.
Commissioner Md Shah Newaz yesterday said the EC would announce the schedule for reserved women seats after holding the election in 392 polling centres under eight constituencies, which were suspended because of violence, on January 16.
According to the laws, reserved seats elections should be held within 90 days after publishing the gazette of parliamentary election. The reserved seats are distributed among the parties or alliances in proportion to the total seats won by them in the general election. To contest, a candidate would have to be proposed by a lawmaker.
The EC will declare the results of the election, if the candidates do not withdraw candidature, in line with the party’s or alliance’s proportion.
In the 10th election, out of 292 constituencies, Awami League got 231 seats, Jatiya Party 33, Workers Party six, JSD (Inu) five, Jatiya Party (JP) one, Tariqat Fedaration one, Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) one and independent candidates won 14 seats.